A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... each side , into the water . The young ones are a long while before they are able to fly ; but they run with amazing swiftness . They are sometimes caught ; and , very different from the old ones , suffer themselves to A3 THE FLAMINGO . 5.
... each side , into the water . The young ones are a long while before they are able to fly ; but they run with amazing swiftness . They are sometimes caught ; and , very different from the old ones , suffer themselves to A3 THE FLAMINGO . 5.
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... sometimes hover over the water like swal- lows , and sometimes appear to run on the top of it : they are also excellent divers . It skims along the hollows of * Wilson supposed the American Stormy Petrel to be the same as that of Europe ...
... sometimes hover over the water like swal- lows , and sometimes appear to run on the top of it : they are also excellent divers . It skims along the hollows of * Wilson supposed the American Stormy Petrel to be the same as that of Europe ...
Page 28
... sometimes attains the age of more than a hun- dred years . The WILD OF WHISTLING SWAN , though so strongly re- sembling this in colour and form , is yet a different bird ; for it is very differently formed within . The wild Swan is less ...
... sometimes attains the age of more than a hun- dred years . The WILD OF WHISTLING SWAN , though so strongly re- sembling this in colour and form , is yet a different bird ; for it is very differently formed within . The wild Swan is less ...
Page 31
... sometimes found white , though much more frequently verging to gray ; and it is a dispute among men of taste , which should have the preference . These birds , in rural economy , are an object of attention and profit , and are no where ...
... sometimes found white , though much more frequently verging to gray ; and it is a dispute among men of taste , which should have the preference . These birds , in rural economy , are an object of attention and profit , and are no where ...
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... sometimes hatch twice in a season . During their sitting , each bird has a space allotted to it , in rows of wicker pens placed one above another ; and it is said that the gozzard , or gooseherd , who has the care of them , drives the ...
... sometimes hatch twice in a season . During their sitting , each bird has a space allotted to it , in rows of wicker pens placed one above another ; and it is said that the gozzard , or gooseherd , who has the care of them , drives the ...
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